Aspect Quote by Jon Kabat-Zinn

Breathing is important in the practice of meditation because it is the faculty in us that is simultaneously voluntary and involuntary. You can feel…

— Alan Watts

Breathing meditation can quiet the mind, open the body, and develop a great power of concentration.

— Jack Kornfield

“In meditation, placing our attention on the breathing takes the mind from daydreaming, worrying, thinking, and fantasizing. It gives our mind something healthy to…

— Sakyong Mipham

Practicing regular, mindful breathing can be calming and energizing and can even help with stress-related health problems ranging from panic attacks to digestive disorders.

— Andrew Weil

Breathing is meditation; life is a meditation. You have to breathe in order to live, so breathing is how you get in touch with…

— Willow Smith

“The beauty of mindful-life-breath meditation is that you are not restricted to having to sit in the lotus position to be present. Whether you…

— Christopher Dines

To meditate with mindful breathing is to bring body and mind back to the present moment so that you do not miss your appointment…

— Anonymous

Meditation is the breath of your soul. Just as breathing is the life of the body, meditation is the life of the soul.

— Rajneesh

Meditation is about breathing, it's about clarity, taking your time and not rushing through your thinking.

— Jamal Murray

“To plant the seed of mindfulness firmly in your life, set the intention to practice mindful breathing daily.”

— Carmel Sheridan

The focusing of attention on the breath is perhaps the most universal of the many hundreds of meditation subjects used worldwide.

— Jack Kornfield

In meditation take care not to impose anything on the mind, or to tax it. When you meditate there should be no effort to…

— Sogyal Rinpoche